Gajar Halwa / Carrot Halwa

This is authentic Punjabi dessert, one of the sweet treats which is healthy yet super simple to prepare.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of shredded Carrot
• 1/4 cup of Sugar
• 2+1 cups Milk
• Milk Paneer 1/2 cup
• Dry fruits(Cashews, Almonds, Raisins etc)

Gajar Halwa/ Carrot Halwa

Procedure: 

1. Boil 2 cups of milk till it reduces half to its quantity.
2. Boil 1 cup of milk separately until all water evaporates and mixture becomes a thick mawa.(You can use ready made khawa/khoya instead of making mawa from scratch.)
3. Now take a thick bottom and wide open pan/wok and heat 2-3 Tsp of ghee.
4. Add bites of almonds, cashew nuts and raisins to the ghee and fry them for 2 minutes.
5. Add Carrot, saute for a while and add the above milk.
6. Reduce the flame and keep stirring till the mixture becomes thick, add slightly crushed cardamoms. It usually takes around 10-15 minutes on low heat to cook the halwa.
7. Now add sugar and keep stirring for 2 minutes. 
8. Add khava/Mawa

Your gajar halawa is ready. You can top it with fried cashews and almonds for crunchy effect at the time of serving.